Human Resources Specialist Jobs

If you have a passion for all things HR, love organization and multitasking, and have strong hands-on experience with the implementation of modules within an HRIS system, we have an exciting contract opportunity for you!

Hinkley is proud to be a 4th generation family company and loves what we do. We’ve been around for 100 years with a mission to create chic, innovative lighting that illuminates the special moments of life, from the hustle of day-to-day moments to the joyful glow of memorable occasions. We've been around a long time and learned a few things along the way... and one of the most important is that meaningful experiences with our products and our people are more important than business transactions. It's the relationships that matter: with our customers, colleagues, and partners. We call it 'Life Aglow.'

We are looking for a part-time contract employee to help support the HR team on a variety of projects that help support the Hinkley team. Must be an experienced roll-up-your-sleeves team player who can lead projects to completion.

We expect this in-office contract opportunity to last up to six (6) months. The role requires 25 -32 hours per week. There is room for flexibility on desired scheduled hours (as long as within business hours range of 8 am to 5 pm) and days of week (as long as working at least 4 days of standard Monday through Friday work week).

A strong focus of this role will be working in our HRIS system (Paylocity) to help drive, troubleshoot, document, finalize (and in some cases start new) the implementation of various modules within software such as applicant tracking (recruitment), employee workflows, insights, reporting and more.

Project involvement will vary, areas of focus for this role include (but not limited to):

• Drive HRIS data accuracy projects – finding and resolving issues and clean-up of historical data.
• Digital HR related file cleanup and organization; may include scanning/saving records from paper to digital.
• Helps pull data and for current HR metrics and help with research on potential new KPI areas.
• Provide timely and accurate assistance to employees by answering email inquiries related to benefits, HR policies, and more.
• Reviews and updates job descriptions as needed, makes suggestions for template and content improvement.
• Supervision Received
• Assist in the development and/or revisions of Human Resource Policies/procedures.
• Helps develop/update HR resource materials (FAQ documents, forms, templates, SharePoint and more)
• May help support employee relations activities /events (outside vendor coordination, communications, etc.
• Help develop recognition ideas and programs.
• Works under the general direction and guidance of the Human Resource Director.
• Assist with a variety of Learning Management System (LMS) related project work such as reporting, developing learning paths, creating Hinkley HR content, evaluating courses, updating course library, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Partner with HR on continued implementation of Paylocity recruitment module (process documentation, manager training, candidate evaluation forms, etc.). May assist with coordination of candidate interviews within software and help pull historical candidate info from other systems into Paylocity Recruitment for future reference.
• Help drive implementation of various HRIS module improvements: benefits, performance, May draft and help distribute (print + Intranet) professional and concise employee communications.
• Assist with creating safety-related policies, procedures and developing related training materials.

Level and Type of Education

• Associate’s degree in Human Resources, business or related field.

Related Work Experience

• 5+ years human resources-related work experience in a corporate environment.

Necessary Specialized Training, Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

• Must be dependable and reliable.
• Prior experience working with Paylocity or equivalent payroll/HRIS experience required.
• Highly developed sense of integrity and ethics and able to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office products.
• Positive, collaborative demeanor.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized in work.
• Adheres to the company’s core values.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

The following descriptions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work in an office and perform in a corporate environment
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to view computer screen, see colors and type on a keyboard
• Ability to converse over a telephone (hear, speak)

Company Info:

With a team of about 145 employees, Hinkley is chock-full of people who recognize that our lighting becomes a significant part of someone's home and lifestyle - and we have a passion for making it the best possible experience at every touch point. We believe that accountability, trust and professionalism inspire confidence in our products and our brand. We're transforming the lighting industry and people are noticing.

WHAT IS AT OUR CORE:

➢ Working as a professional family which cares about people

➢ Passion for growth and doing whatever it takes

➢ Empowering people to take action and try new things

➢ Common vision and goals

➢ Focus on the customer & end user

➢ Hinkley quality & brand really meaning something

➢ Honesty and integrity

➢ Enjoyment, fun, friendliness, life-work balance

Hinkley is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (including Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of any characteristic protected by law. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not our practice to sponsor individuals for work visas.